Intersectional(ity) Pedagogy: Conceptualizing Soul Work toward Solidarity and Resistance

Abstract

This research explored an intersectional pedagogy framework through a yearlong inquiry as a 6th grade English teacher in a charter school for racially and economically marginalized and first-generation students. My study revealed that an intersectional(ity) pedagogy means doing soul work which involves an analysis of self and society toward solidarity and healing in response to the systemic oppression and dehumanization in educational communities, classrooms, and curriculum. Engaging in soul work can build solidarity and community for humanization and resistance.

Keywords:

• Intersectionality
• pedagogy
• literacy
• soul work
• spirit murdering
• English Education